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A US Army special forces master sergeant pleaded not guilty to allegations he used classified information about the operation to capture former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro to place profitable bets on Polymarket, prosecutors say. The defendant faces claims he created an account in late December, placed multiple 'YES' wagers, and cashed out a…
Average U.S. gasoline prices hit their highest level in almost four years, climbing after late-February attacks on Iran by the U.S. and Israel. The American Automobile Association reported a 7-cent one-day increase to $4.18 per gallon, part of a jump of $1.19 per gallon—over 40%—since late February. Market concern over shipping through the Strait o…
Apple is working on a major update to its native photo editing tools that will use on-device artificial intelligence models to let users extend, enhance and reframe images on iPhone, iPad and Mac. The features are expected to be part of iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27, due this fall, according to people familiar with the plans.
The U.S. Treasury sold seven-year notes at a 4.175% yield, a hair above the when-issued yield of 4.170%. The sale posted a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.51 — equal to the one-year average but the lowest such result this year — and saw indirect bidders take 58.4% of the allotment while dealers and direct bidders comprised the balance. The sector did not c…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a pilot program to receive and review clinical trial signals in real time, a move intended to cut what the agency calls "dead time" in drug development. The program grants regulators access to aggregated Phase 1 data from sponsors to assess safety and efficacy without handling raw patient records. …
The U.S. Department of Justice has returned with a second indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, according to a person familiar with the matter. Key elements of the case - including the specific charges and where the indictment will be filed - have not been disclosed. Media reports have suggested a connection to a social media post Com…
AECOM (ACM) has suffered two earnings-driven pullbacks this year that sent the stock to fresh lows. Fundamentals remain intact - $615.95M free cash flow, $12.29B enterprise value and consensus upside in 2026 guidance - while technicals point to an oversold entry. This trade idea lays out a mid-term, defined-risk long with concrete entry, stop and t…
A recent Crisil Coalition Greenwich report highlights rising use of algorithmic execution in foreign-exchange trading and the growing role of nonbank liquidity providers. About a quarter of buy-side desks now use or plan to use nonbanks for FX trades, drawn by pricing, technology, and execution quality, while long-standing bank relationships contin…
Tuesday's trading session featured pronounced shifts across market-cap segments. Large-cap technology and semiconductor names led declines among mega-caps, while healthcare and selected small- and mid-cap companies posted double-digit gains after earnings beats, analyst ratings and early-stage trial news. Rambus fell sharply on an analyst downgrade…
Enterprise Products Partners Chief Executive Jim Teague told investors on an earnings call that markets are underplaying the potential global supply impact if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, estimating 12 million to 15 million barrels per day of crude, refined products, propane and petrochemical supplies could be constrained. The company also …
Financial markets enter a high-stakes session on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, with the Federal Reserve set to deliver its interest rate decision, policy statement and post-meeting press conference. Key economic releases arrive earlier in the day, including the durable goods orders report and building permits, while energy markets will react to weekly…
Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe ran the marathon in 1:59:30 in London wearing Adidas’ new Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3. The victory and sub-two performance were driven by a collection of design changes: a 97 gram racing shoe, an outsole developed with Continental, a kite-surfing inspired upper, a foam reduced by 50% and shortened laces. Adidas plans limite…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has initiated two proof-of-concept real-time clinical trials and issued a Request for Information on a pilot program slated to start this summer. AstraZeneca and Amgen will run the initial trials while the agency seeks public comment on the pilot design, evaluation metrics, and selection criteria.
Erasca Inc. saw its stock slide sharply after the company revealed that a 66-year-old trial participant experienced severe lung inflammation about a month into treatment, withdrew from the study, and later died after discontinuing the experimental therapy. The disclosure accompanied early-stage trial data that the company described as generally wel…
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is preparing a program to renegotiate more than 100 billion reais ($20 billion) in household debt, offering discounts of up to 90% and refinancing the remainder with lower rates backed by the FGO. The initiative, which may also lean on FGTS resources, targets lower-income workers and comes as household debt climb…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration unveiled plans to monitor clinical trials in near real time, tracking aggregated safety and efficacy signals as studies progress. The initiative - tested initially in cancer drug trials run by AstraZeneca and Amgen - aims to shorten drug development timelines and improve U.S. competitiveness for clinical resear…
An investor in Blue Owl Capital Corporation has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan alleging that Blue Owl Credit Advisors LLC breached its fiduciary duties by overstating fund asset values to justify outsized advisory fees. The complaint centers on the adviser's dual role in valuing illiquid investments and charging fees tied t…
Airlines have continued to alter schedules and suspend services in response to ongoing disruptions tied to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Middle Eastern carriers have increased capacity in recent weeks, while carriers based outside the Gulf continue rerouting or suspending flights that pass through major regional hubs. The following report, organi…
PodcastOne, Nasdaq: PODC, a leading podcast publisher and subsidiary of LiveOne, announced anticipated record fiscal year 2026 results, projecting over $61 million in revenue and $6.3 million in adjusted EBITDA, representing a 1,476% year-over-year increase. The company cites disciplined execution, platform scaling, and robust demand for content an…
Qualcomm's combination of low-power AI silicon, entrenched OEM relationships, and recurring licensing revenue makes it uniquely positioned to capture a large slice of the next phase of AI adoption - the shift from cloud-only to a cloud-to-edge continuum. This trade targets a mid-term re-rating as product wins and design-ins translate into visible r…
Shell Plc Chief Executive Wael Sawan warned that disruptions tied to the Strait of Hormuz blockade have removed roughly 900 million barrels of oil production in recent months, a shortfall that has been met by stock drawdowns and risks keeping markets tight for months and possibly into next year. He said the disruption affects both crude and liquefi…
OpenAI has made its newest AI models and the Codex coding agent available on Amazon's Bedrock service and is launching a developer service to build production-ready AI agents on Amazon Web Services. The arrangement follows a renegotiation with Microsoft that removed exclusive cloud sales terms and accompanies major commercial and compute commitment…
Volkswagen is engaged in detailed discussions with defense contractors about converting its Osnabrueck plant in northern Germany after the automaker ceases production of Volkswagen Group vehicles there from 2027. Chief Executive Oliver Blume said the German government has signaled a clear mandate to bolster national defense, and the company is eval…
Google informed the U.S. government on Feb. 11 that it would not continue in a $100 million Pentagon effort to develop voice-controlled autonomous drone swarm technology. The withdrawal followed the company’s proposal being accepted and, according to records, came after an internal ethics review. Alphabet’s Google officially attributed the exit to …
S&P Global punched back this earnings season. Fundamentals - strong free cash flow, solid ROE, and lowish leverage - plus bullish technical momentum argue for a mid-term long. This is a trade idea with a clear entry at $444.00, stop at $405.00 and a primary target of $520.00 over roughly 45 trading days.
